Rail-tie.



L. JOHNSON.

BAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY '29, 1913,

Patented Sept. 2, 1913 ATTORNEYS UNITED s'rnrns PATENT ()EFICE- LINCOLNJOHNSON, 0F MARBLE; COLORADO RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent PatentedSept. 251213..

Application filed May 29, 1913. Serial No. 770,769;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LINCOLN Jonnson, a citizen of the. United States,and a resident of Marble, in the county of (lunnison and Stateof'C(ilora-do, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail tics and it consists in thecombinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described andclaimed.

An object of my invention is to provide'a tie which forms a positivebond between the two rails, and which prevents the spreading oftherails. H

A further object of my invention is to provide a rail tieconstructedlargely of metal,

but which is provided with a cushion block -to absorb the shocksfrom-the impact of the loads coming on the rail.

\ Other objects and advantages will appear in the followingspecificationand the novel features of thedevice will be particularly. pointed out inthe appended claims.

My invention. is illustrated in' the acc0m-. panying drawings formingpart of this application in which similarreference characters indicatelike parts in the several views and in which Figure l is a perspectiveview of the tie, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view there through,Fig. 3 is a plan view, Fig. 4 is a ierspective view of one of thecushion locks, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the railclips. y

In carrying out my invention I provide a channel-shaped base plate 1like that shown in Fig. 1. The upper edges of the ends of.

"the base plate 1 are cutaway asshown at 1".

On'each of the sides of the base plate are elongated slots or openings 2arranged toreceive wedges 3 and 4. These wedges; will be seen from thedr wings, are inclined in opposite directions; ured to the upper edgesofth'e: base plates are clips-such as: that shown in Fig. 5.1 Theseconsist each of a body portion 6 having a slot 6 arranged to receive theupper edge ofithebase plates:

ings 6 for the reception o frivets orwbolts'-- by means of which theclip may be secured to the base plate. The. body portion 6 is providedwith anextension 6 -;'which is ar ranged to engagethe base 7 of therail.

vgFrom Ythcbottom portion of the base plate- I ran e-alo s ewkf eh eflanges form abutment members for the cushion blocks 9, such as thatshown in Fig". 4. The latter are preferably made of any suitable wood.In practice-the blocks may be used as they come from'the tree, 'or theymay be: treated with any suitable woodpreservative to lengthen the lifeof the block. These blocks are provided with cutaway-portions 9 at theirinner corners in order :to allow room for the'clips 6. i

The chairs for the rails comprisel bodyportions 10 having side flanges10" which are bent downwardly-hand then inwardly: as shown at 10 beingarranged to enter underneath and to. engage flanges 11 which are struckoutwardly from the base members 1. The body portions I'D-have secured totheir upper surfaces a rail brace 12 of the shape shown in the drawings.On" the opposite side of the rail from the rail braces the body portionsare extended as shown at 10, one

side 10" of thelcxtension being inclined. The

ends of these extensions terminate inloops 10 which are formed bybending the end back upon itself and securing it in the'mannor shown in"Fig; 2. In order to clamp the cushion block 9 securely in position Ipro-. vide thedownwardly extending flanges 13, which are stamped fromthe body portions 10 of the chair seats. i

a From the toi'egoing .;description of the vanous parts of the devicethe operation there-- of may be readily understood. The chairs areplaced in position with the inclined edges 10 on the opposed chairsfacing in oppositedirections, as shown in Fig.3. The wedges 3 and 4 arepassed through the loops and.

are driven home, thereby drawing the brace members 12 firmly against theouter side oi? the rails and forcing the bases 7 of the rai ls tightlyagainstthe clips. The extensions 6- ,of the clips prevent any movementof the rail. In order to prevent any movement of the wedges-after thedevice is in position cotter-pins are-passed downwardlyithrough theopenings :10! which arearrahg'edtoregs ;ister with'eopeningsfifand t? inthe wedges 3 and 4:- Te'S ecliiWIY- A number 'o fthelat-1 The bodyportion 6 is prdvided with' 'open *sition ofythefi Iregisterbwith-someaone of fihebpenihgfiim theq ter' openingsovided'smthat-in any p0 the openin' means-one necessary. The railrestsupon a portion supported upon each of said cushion block's, abutmentmembers carried by he base for 3 supported upon each of abutment memberscarried by the base for metal chair and therefore does-hot wear thecushion block as-itwould ifthebase on the -131le6fi1116 directly intocontact with the block. The life Of the cushion block is thereforeincreased.

4 By using clips of varying size to hold the inside of the base of therail it is possible to vary the gage of the track within the limitsrequired on curves. In this case it htl will be necessary to use a-sliwjlarger cushion block.

It will be noted that the flanges ll havei a slight downward slopetowardthe center of the base to engage the flange 10fwhich has asimilarslope. Now when the wedges i firmly are tightened the chair seat to thecushion block. 1

Iclaim: 1. A rail tie comprising a metal base portion, a cushion-blockcarried by said base near each end thereof, a rail chair engaging theinner edges of the rails, a brace member carriedby each'of said railchairs for engaging the outer sides of the rails,

for drawing the-extensions inwardly.

2. A rail tie comprising a metal base ortion portion near each endthereof, a rail chair engaging the inner edges each of the'ra-ils, a

brace membercarried' by each of said rail chairs for engaging the outersides of the rails,

means for drawing the rail chairs-together,

directed toward the other extension, the

' ends of the extensions being bent back upon themselves to formelongated loops, and wedges having surfaces inclined in oppo- -"sitedirections arranged to enter said loops for drawing the extensionsinwardly.

3. A rail tie comprising a metal base ortion, a cushion block carried bysaid ase portion near. each end thereof, a rail chair supported uponeach of said cushion blocks, abutment members carried rails, means fordrawing the rail chairs toa cushion block. carried by said use saidcushion blocks,

said last named means comprising an extension earned by each rail chairand by the base for engaging the inner edges of the rails, a bracemembercarried by each of said rail chairs for engaging the outer sides of theof the extensions being bentvback upon themselves to form elongatedloops, wedges having surfaces inclined in opposite direc tions-arrangedto enter said loops for drawing the extensions inwardly, and means forlocking the wedges in position.

4. Arail tie comprising a base plate of 'U-shaped cross section, thesides of the base plate being provided with elongated slots, clipscarried by the upper edges of the sides of said base plates and arran edto hold the inner edg's 5% 1e base 0 the rail, a cushion block sp sealbetween thcsides of said base plate near each end of saidplate, a railchair carried by each of said cushion blocks, braces carried said chairsand arranged to e age the outer side of the rails, integral angescarried by said rail chairs and arranged to en age portions of said baseplate, each of said rail chairs havohair, the'ends of the extensionsbeing prowith the slotsflin the sides of the base,

chair carried eachibf said cushionblocksi anges carried by said railchairs tegral and arranged to :engage portions of said base plate, eachof said rail chairs having an extension directed toward the other chair,the ends of theextension's being provided with openings arranged toregister with the slots in thesides of the base, :wedges adapted toenter the alined slots and openings drawing reventmg the movementoflocks, ri'ed by the base and arranged to bear on the inner sides of.the block, and .oppos'ing flanges carried by the railchairs and'ar--ranged to bear on the outer sides of the blocks;

LINCOLN J QI-INSON.

the cushion Witnesses: I v 4 Cms. H. firs'rre,

EDWARD D. BAR'DON..

ing an extension directed toward the othervided with openings arrangedto re'g1ster braces carried iby said 'chairs and arrange to engae-the-outenside ofthe rails, in

an extension carried by each rail chair and directed toward the otherextension, the ends elongated. slots, the upper edges of the sides sidesof said base for the rail chairs-together, means for said meanscomp'rising flanges car-

